National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name BENZENESULFONIC ACID, MONO-C16-24-ALKYL DERIVS., BARIUM SALTS, OVERBASED
CAS # 70024-68-9
RTECS #
Agent Code X1590

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 3 3
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 1,433 346
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 91  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 14  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 40  
575 ELECTRICIANS 34  
637 MACHINISTS 3,660  
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 620  
703 LATHE AND TURNING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATORS 23  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 99  
723 METAL PLATING MACHINE OPERATORS 14 7
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 233  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 201  
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 25  
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 455 125
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 37 3
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 773  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 494  
TOTAL 8,249 483

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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